Cover Flow: is it possible not to display albums without artwork?

Hi all,
I was wondering if there is a way in cover flow view not to display albums (album names) that do not have art work.
Thanks,
D.

Not as far as I know.
But I expect you know you can get artwork from other sources if the iTunes store doesn't have it. I tend to copy and paste from Amazon.

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